NCS success for Year 12 students

The start of term has been action-packed for our Year 12 students as they have been taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme.

Our Year 12 induction programme began with a residential trip to Laser visit 3p1090042
Woodlands Outdoor Education Centre. Students took part in several team-building activities including a night-time mountain walk, canoeing, orienteering, caving, bonfire, zip wire, high ropes and climbing.

Sue Lea, UTC Oxfordshire Vice Principal, commented: “The trip was a fantastic opportunity for students to get to know each other and begin building strong team bonds in preparation for the second and third phases of the NCS programme. NCS staff were highly impressed with the skills displayed by our students, particularly their communication, problem-solving and teamwork skills, which bodes extremely well for future employability projects.”

img_0035Phase two of the NCS programme ran last week at the UTC. This included a session with Danny Aldridge, a professional inline skater who has been awarded three national championship titles. Danny now tours and speaks to young people about striving to achieve their best. The session he ran with our students last week included an inspirational talk, team-building activity and skating demonstration. Students were highly impressed by his ability to jump over a line of six of them lying down in a row.

Students also took part in a challenging Dragon’s Den activity. They were given just three hours to put together a pitch for financial support of their own health and fitness charity. The judges were truly impressed by the teamwork, presentation skills and innovation shown by the three teams.

The NCS programme is now moving into its social action phase, with each group planning how to raise money for their chosen cause. We are already impressed with the high level of enthusiasm our students are showing at this stage and look forward to hearing their plans for the next phase of the programme.

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